They were allies of Russia at the time, but such a poor country. We did training of their military and helped them remove tons of WW2 mortar rounds. We lit up the sky north of Khartoum but the blast was seen for miles. Walked for miles through the desert, had some Bedouin tribesman as guides. Red Sea is the most amazing body of water I have ever been in.
I’m not sure why a number of US Citizens are in the country, work related? If so, I’d think their corporations would work on it.